Parts of Speech Project: Luke Bernard Nouns: Words that are persons, things, animals, places, ideas, or events. Proper: Words that start with a capital letter and are a specific person, place, or thing. My dog Oakley is an eight year old golden retriever. Jake lives near Roscoe Village and goes to Lane Tech. Jake lives near Roscoe Village and goes to Lane Tech. I want to visit Los Angeles soon. Abstract: Nouns are those which you can?t perceive through your five senses. Peter and Ryan had a grudge over a game. Alex remained calm during the final exam. Alex had a fear of test taking. Concrete: Refers to nouns which you can perceive through your five senses. We played music the whole car ride. My mom bought a new chair for the computer.